International Motor Insurance card (IMIC)

The international motor insurance card is a certificate which proves that your current car is covered by the insurance. In the Netherlands this is better known as the “groene kaart” or literally translated “green card”. This definition can be misleading since this certificate does not have to be green in most use cases, but rather can be shown in black and white or digitally. 

Insurance card contents:

  • Participating countries 
  • The insured liscence
  • Insurance duration
  • IMIC number

Next to the above information. The IMIC offers practical information with regards to road assistance. For example, the phone number you should call in case of car damage.

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Not mandatory within the EU
Exceptions
Request an internal motor insurance card
Trailer or caravan

Not mandatory within the EU

In most European countries having the insurance card physically in your car is no longer mandatory. A digital version is sufficient. This applies to all 28 countries of the European union including Andorra, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Switserland.

Exceptions

Not every country accepts a digital insurance card. If you are going to one of the highlighted countries or just traveling through, make sure you print your international motor insurance card on green paper.

  • Albania
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Irian
  • Israel
  • Morocco
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Ukraine
  • Serbia
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Macedonia
  • Belarus

Requiring the Insurance Card?

Looking for an international motor insurance card? Inquire one via your personal MyAlphabet account. Subsequently, you will receive an e-mail with a digital insurance card at your disposal. Looking for an insurance card on paper? You can easily print this document, even when you have lost the old one. Pretty convenient no? 

Where can I request the insurance card within MyAlphabet? After log-in, go to ‘extra services’ and click on ‘insurance card’ under the ‘accessible for drivers with user login’ menu.

Directly request the International Motor Insurance Card

On the road with a trailer or caravan?

If your trailer or caravan exceeds 750kg you require a seperate insurance card in the following countries:

  • Germany
  • Polen
  • Portugal
  • Croatia
  • Spain

Are you going to one of these highlighted countries with a trailer or caravan? Then please make sure to request the separate insurance card by filling in the fields below.

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